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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

103 questions · 103 findings · 14 reviews · Anaesthesia

No studies found 15 · 14.6%GRADE not reported 6 · 5.8%Very low 21 · 20.4%Low 24 · 23.3%Moderate 30 · 29.1%High 7 · 6.8%

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (0 to 2 weeks) · adult cardiac surgical patients

Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (0 to 2 weeks) compared with systemic analgesia (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Vomiting · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…

Epidural analgesia showed no clear difference in vomiting up to 48 hours after surgery compared with systemic analgesia (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Return of gastrointestinal function · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…

It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes return of gastrointestinal function compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Complications · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…

It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes complications compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review